For Oregon To Win ... it must find ways to confuse a young backfield replacing its quarterback and All-American running back. With Keith Price and Bishop Sankey moving on the Huskies will need their replacements -- Cyler Miles, after serving a three-month offseason suspension, should replace Price -- to play like veterans in a loud Autzen Stadium.

The Offensive Player You Should Know: Senior WR Kasen Williams. Williams broke his left leg and injured his foot eight games into the 2013 season against Cal. After two surgeries, he missed spring practices but Petersen said in March that Williams would be ready for the fall. That's important, because he's a lone headliner on an offense needing a new identity after the departures of Price, Sankey and top receiver Damore'ea Stringfellow (transfer to Ole Miss).

The Defender You Should Know: Senior 'Buck' LB: Hau'oli Kikaha. Though he doesn't get the publicity of freak athlete Shaq Thompson -- the Husky linebacker was recently named one of college football's toughest players -- or massive defensive tackle Danny Shelton -- Kikaha's 13 sacks off the edge were second-most in the Pac-12 and made him the team's defensive MVP. Kikaha also combined for 45 hurries and knockdowns on quarterbacks last season, the most in the nation. Not bad for coming off two torn ACLs. This year he'll transition from a pure defensive end into an outside linebacker.

Last Year Against The Ducks: Oregon won, 45-24, in Seattle in October but the score doesn't indicate the back-and-forth game. The Huskies trailed by just seven entering the fourth quarter and easily were the Ducks toughest test of the season by forcing UO's starters to play the entire game for the first time. Yet the fourth quarter was owned by Oregon, who allowed Washington just 20 yards in the final quarter. Oregon's winning streak over UW reached 10 games.

Quotable: "He is one of the best at identifying mismatches to exploit on offense, and has a great reputation for finding talent and developing it. He'll face a step up in competition at Washington, but make no mistake -- he's a talented coach who runs a top-notch program." -- Bryan Fischer, in his June ranking of Petersen as the second-best head coach in college football. Petersen, of course, was Oregon's receivers coach from 1995-2000.